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. 2017 Mar 23;7:45062. doi: 10.1038/srep45062

Figure 2. Alterations in leaf pigments and some specialized metabolites in the shaded and non-shaded leaves of ‘YJX’ and control ‘SCZ’.

Figure 2

Duncan’s new multiple range test was performed. Columns labeled with the same letter had no significant difference among the four tested leaf measurements, P > 0.05. (A) Chlorophylls. (B) Ratio of chlorophyll a/b. (C–F) Abundances of total carotenoids, β-carotene, zeaxanthin, violaxanthin, cryptoxanthin, and lutein, respectively. (G–I) Abundances of total catechins, EGC, EGCG, EC, and ECG, respectively. (J–L) Abundances of quercetin, kaempferol, caffeine, and theanine, respectively. PL-YJX, pale leaves of ‘YJX’; SL-YJX, shaded green leaves of ‘YJX’; NS-SCZ, non-shaded leaves of ‘SCZ’; S-SCZ, shaded leaves of ‘SCZ’; Chla, chlorophyll a; Chlb, chlorophyll b; EGCG, (−)-epigallocatechin gallate; EGC, (−)-epigallocatechin; EC, (−)-epicatechin; ECG, (−)-epicatechingallate. FW, fresh weight.